This book, now the most comprehensive and up to date single. The son of an anglican clergyman, macculloch writes with deep feeling about faith. Oct 24, 2009 diarmaid macculloch makes abundantly clear in a history of christianity that he would not join the queue to press his lips against the little flowers casket. Most items on our site are in stock and ready to ship. Apr 04, 2010 properly understood and maccullochs book is a landmark contribution to that understanding christianity cannot be seen as a force beyond history, for it was conceived and is practiced. A speculative history from a somewhat antagonistic viewpoint. The first three thousand years follows the story of christianity around. Macculloch says modern historians have a moral task. This book, now the most comprehensive and up to date single volume. The economist in the first part of his compelling new book, diarmaid macculloch explores the use of silence in spiritual practice, but it is in the second part that he constructs his main challenge. The first american edition was titled christianity. The new york times bestseller and definitive history of christianity for. It is a survey of christianity from its earliest lineages the first american edition was titled christianity. The first three thousand years, was published in september 2009 with a related 6part television series called a history of christianity which first aired on bbc4 in 2009 and then on bbc2 and bbc4 in 2010.
Macculloch is a gifted scholar and his ideas are always worth hearing. The national book critics circle awardwinning author of the reformation returns with the definitive history of christianity for our time once in a generation a historian will redefine his field, producing a book that demands to be reada product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill. As a child of a suffolk rector and an openly gay man, he is an important influence in contemporary anglican debates outside the academy. The first three thousand years diarmaid macculloch isbn. A history of christianity reveals its true origins and delves into what it means to be a christian. The sixhour bbc adaptation filmed in highdefinition is the essential companion to macculloch s 1,200 page history of christianity. This impressive text by diarmaid macculloch will help you discover christianity s essential role in shaping human history and the intimate lives of men and women. Feb 22, 2011 the new york times bestseller and definitive history of christianity for our timefrom the awardwinning author of the reformation and silence a product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, diarmaid macculloch s christianity goes back to the origins of the hebrew bible and encompasses the globe.
Previous histories would focus on western christianity, macculloch includes the various forms of eastern christianity, orthodox and not so orthodox. To promote sanity by curbing the rhetoric of fanaticism. His books include suffolk and the tudors, winner of the royal historical. I only read the first 150 pages, plenty far enough to understand how macculloch feels about christianity. It captures the major turning points in catholic, protestant.
Macculloch history of the churchoxford univ christianity. Praise for christianity immensely ambitious and absorbing. Maccullochs book is a vibrant example of all three genres. Christianity by diarmaid macculloch audiobook download. Diarmaid maccullochs most popular book is a history of christianity. An oxford professor examines the history of the christian faith, starting a millennium before the birth of jesus. This book, now the most comprehensive and up to date single volume work in english, describes not only the main ideas and personalities of christian history, its organisation and spirituality, but how it has changed politics, sex, and human society. Rowan williams believes an illuminating new survey of christianity will have few, if any, rivals. Diarmaid macculloch is professor of the history of the church at oxford university and coeditor of the journal of ecclesiastical history. The definitive account of christianity in our time.
The first three thousand years diarmaid macculloch. It captures the major turning points in catholic, protestant, and orthodox. Books by diarmaid macculloch author of a history of. Ambitious, it ranges back to the origins of the hebrew. Diarmaid mccullough, an oxford history professor, travels to historical points of interest relevant to christianity discussing the origins and spread of christianity in a span of 6 episodes.
A history of christianity by diarmaid macculloch history. Cross college, oxford, and professor of the history of the church at oxford university. This book, now the most comprehensive and up to date. In that book, the author has favoured reformation, martin luther, and protestantism. Oct 01, 2009 this book should have been called christianity. His most recent television series 2015 was sex and the church. Diarmaid macculloch and the first 3,000 years of christianity. His last book, the reformation, was chosen by dozens of publications as best book of the year and won the national book critics circle award. It is a survey of christianity from its earliest lineages. A life, which won the whitbread biography prize, the james tait black prize, and the duff cooper prize. This dvd history of christianity is excellent in every way. The first three thousand years, published in 2010 by penguin books from viking.
His gifford lectures at the university of edinburgh were published in 20 as silence. He says bad history that is, history oversimplified is a root cause of fanaticism. His books include suffolk and the tudors, winner of the royal historical societys whitfield prize, and thomas cranmer. Diarmaid macculloch has 32 books on goodreads with 31458 ratings. As a child of a suffolk rector and an openly gay man, he is an important influence in contemporary anglican debates outside the. The new york times bestseller and definitive history of christianity for our timefrom the awardwinning author of the reformation and silence a product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, diarmaid macculloch s christianity goes back to the origins of the hebrew bible and encompasses the globe. Diarmaid macculloch does not conceal his preference for. The sixpart bbc tv series a history of christianity is an original and authoritative work presented by one of the worlds leading historians, diarmaid macculloch, professor of the history of the church and fellow at st cross college, oxford, a fellow of the british academy and a.
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